Ask Swami with Swami Sarvapriyananda | Oct 20th, 2024

Q&A session led by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York on Oct 20th, 2024. List of questions with timestamps:00:00 - Intro02:15 - What is the importance of earnestness and renunciation to progress in spiritual life.13:37 - Do we need a Guru, and what is the relationship betwen the Gurua dn teh Advaitic Self?19:31 - Is consciousness the controller of actions or is it just a witness?31:09 - How do we go from reflected consciousness to ‘I am Brahman’?41:17 - How can I cultivate a desire to meditate and to form a genuine enjoyment of the practice?01:04:21 - How can I overcome doubts in spiritual life?01:09:45 - How can dream state be considered equivalent to the waking state?